October 28, 2020 Twitter users mock its CEO Jack Dorsey for 'disgustingly unkempt' beard at Senate hearing The beard of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stole the show on Wednesday when honchos from technology giants including Facebook and Google testified on tech companies’ treatment of speech and information on their platforms.
October 28, 2020 DOJ, citing Hunter Biden story, Justice Thomas, supports changes to Section 230 in letter to Congress The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday sent a letter to congressional leaders advocating for changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law passed about 25 years ago that prevents tech companies from being sued for user content posted on their platforms.Â
October 28, 2020 Ro Khanna introduces 'Big Idea' legislation to bring Silicon Valley jobs to middle America Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced legislation this week in the House to make a massive $900 billion investment in science and technology to expand Silicon Valley jobs to America's heartland and to ensure the United States retains its technological edge over China.
October 28, 2020 Google, Facebook and Twitter CEOs to appear on Capitol Hill for grilling over censorship The CEOs of major tech companies will be in the hot seat Wednesday as Republican senators accuse their internet platforms of censoring conservative viewpoints and demand changes to the federal law that protects them from lawsuits.
October 28, 2020 Live updates: Big tech CEOs to testify before Senate The leaders of three of the biggest tech companies in the world are facing a dilemma of their own after a Netflix documentary about the issues caused by their services sparked a Senate hearing slated for Wednesday.Â
October 27, 2020 Facebook takes down Trump campaign 'vote today' ad, claims it lacked 'additional context or clarity' Facebook has removed multiple posts by the Trump campaign, including one ad that urged users to "vote today."Â
October 27, 2020 Zuckerberg’s funding of election operations prompts litigation, concern from conservatives Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, and Chan first contributed $250 million to the Center for Tech and Civic Life in early September to boost resources for local election officials.
October 26, 2020 CNN report accuses conservatives of 'discrediting' Big Tech, ignores Twitter suppression of New York Post CNN is raising eyebrows over a report that accused conservatives of trying to "discredit" giant social media companies while omitting the controversy surrounding Twitter and Facebook's efforts to suppress explosive New York Post reports about Hunter Biden.
October 23, 2020 Laura Ingraham urges voters to 'teach the elites and their lackeys a message' by reelecting Trump Americans have a chance to rebuke the political, financial and cultural elite by reelecting President Trump on Nov. 3, Laura Ingraham said Friday.Â
October 23, 2020 Facebook's Zuckerberg, Twitter's Dorsey to voluntarily testify before Senate on alleged censorship Social media platforms faced criticism over their handling of the New York Post's report on emails taken from a laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden.